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Aberdeenshire Council

North Aberdeen:
Greenbanks Traveller Site is a seasonal Gypsy/Traveller site, open from beginning of April to the end of September. The site has 20 good size pitches with amenity chalets with a separate toilet and shower, utility area and electric card pay as you go meters.
Due for refurbishment in October this year.

South Aberdeen:
Aikey Brae Gypsy/Traveller Transit Site is open all year round. The site has 10 good sized pitches, all of which have a chemical toilet and an electric hook up, (electric cards are available to purchase), waste bins are provided and water is available. Pitches are available for two weeks but this can be extended with prior permission.
Contact Di Faithfull for prices and availability.

Areas served: Scotland

Main contact and job role: Di Faithfull

Contact details

Address: Greenbanks Traveller Site Bridge Road Banff, Scotland, AB45 1HE

Telephone Number(s): 07795238423

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/

Bath and North East Somerset Councils

Traveller Education Liaison Officers working to support all aspects of education for children and young people from Romany Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater communities.

Areas served: Bath and North East Somerset

Main contact and job role: Lucie Barber and Sharon Brown

Contact details

Address: Council Offices, Badminton Rd, Yate, Bristol BS37 5AF

Telephone Number(s): 07917243856, 07818685865

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/

Bedford Borough Council – Traveller Liaison Officer

Areas served: Bedford borough

Main contact and job role: Sharon Wilson, Traveller Liaison Officer

Contact details

Address: Bedfordshire County Council, County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP

Telephone Number(s): 07795038849

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/housing/gypsies-and-travellers/

Bolton Council – Gypsy and Traveller Liaison Service

The Gypsy and Traveller Liaison manage the local authority's registered caravan park and are able to support with matters related to roadside camps.

Areas served: Bolton

Contact details

Address: Community Housing Service, Ground Floor, 2-16 Mayor Street, Bolton, BL3 5HT

Telephone Number(s): 01204 335217

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.bolton.gov.uk/housing-options-advice/gypsy-liaison-service

Brighton & Hove City Council – Traveller Liaison Service

The Traveller Liaison Team can:
- support travelling communities access services such as health and education
- speak to landowners and other residents of the City about roadside camps
- The team also manages the permanent Traveller site at St Michael's Way

Areas served: Brighton and Hove

Main contact and job role: Simon Grove, Administr

Contact details

Address: Brighton & Hove City Council, Bartholomew House, First Floor, Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JE

Telephone Number(s): 01273 292044

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/a-z/a-z-pages/travellers

Buckinghamshire Council

Karen Ross is the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Officer. Karen's main role is to support families with education and sign post to other agencies who can support families. She is the lead officer working with the Traveller community in Buckinghamshire.

Areas served: Buckinghamshire

Main contact and job role: Karen Ross, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Education Officer

Contact details

Address: Buckinghamshire Council, 1st Floor, County Hall Aylesbury, HP20 1UZ

Telephone Number(s): 07825 403300 or 01296 531356

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Support and advice for families, professionals and schools for matters relating to housing, planning and education in Cheshire West and Chester. Cheshire and Warrington Traveller Team (CWTT) covers all the authorities in Cheshire and manages 2 sites with 30 pitches in total.

Areas served: Cheshire West and Chester

Main contact and job role: Dawn Taylor (accommodation) Cheshire and Warrington Traveller Team Manager (CWTT), Antoinette van Ommen (education).

Contact details

Address: Civic Way Council Offices, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 0BE.

Telephone Number(s): 0151 356 6411 / 01606 271 540

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/housing/gypsies-and-travellers/advice-and-support-for-travellers.aspx

Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group

Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG) provides valuable assistance and information to the Gypsy community in and around Derbyshire through close relationships with local authorities and services. DGLG activities include: advising local authorities on site matters, healthcare and housing guidance, educational support for children, welfare aid and training for statutory bodies.

Areas served: Derbyshire

Main contact and job role: Siobhan Spencer, Manager

Contact details

Address: Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group PO Box 8528 Matlock DE4 9EW

Telephone Number(s): 07799443830

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: https://www.dglg.org/

Dorset County Council – Gypsy & Traveller Liaison Officer

Dorset County Council manages 50 pitches on 4 permanent sites and all roadsides camps on public land.  We also manage 2 transit sites a temporary transit site for 25 caravans during the summer months. During the Great Dorset Steam Fair event, we also operate a transit site.

Areas served: Dorset

Main contact and job role: Paula Clover, Gypsy and Traveller Liaison Officer

Contact details

Address: County Hall Colliton Park Dorchester DT1 1XJ

Telephone Number(s): 01258 456970 or 07733476959

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/your-community/gypsies-and-travellers/the-gypsy-and-traveller-liaison-service

Durham County Council – Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Service

Areas served: Durham

Contact details

Address: Gypsy Roma, Traveller Service, Durham County Council, Durham, DH1 5UG

Telephone Number(s): 03000 260 000

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.durham.gov.uk/travellers

East Riding of Yorkshire Council – Gypsy & Traveller Service

Areas served: East Riding of Yorkshire

Main contact and job role: Steve Dove or Jane Parker, Gypsy Liaison Officers

Contact details

Address: County Hall, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA

Telephone Number(s): 01482 396 301

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/living/travellers-and-gypsies/gypsy-traveller-sites/

East Sussex County Council – Traveller Team

Areas served: East Sussex

Contact details

Address: East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1UE

Telephone Number(s): 01273 481340

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/people/gypsies-travellers-communities/gypsies-travellers

Essex Countywide Traveller Unit

The Essex Countywide Traveller Unit (ECTU) is a partnership of Essex County Council, local councils, Essex Fire and Rescue Service and Essex Police. Together, they support Gypsies and Travellers to access services, including:
- supporting children into school and further education
- health services
- site and home fire safety visits
The services manages roadside camps on ECTU Partner land, and the 12 local authority sites for Gypsies and Travellers.

Areas served: Essex

Main contact and job role: Stephen Andrews

Contact details

Telephone Number(s): 0345 6037624 (and choose option 3, 'all other enquiries')

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.essex.gov.uk/gypsies-travellers

Fenland District Council – Traveller and Diversity Manager

Areas served: Cambridgeshire

Main contact and job role: David Bailey, Traveller and Diversity Manager

Contact details

Address: Fenland Hall, County Road March PE15 8NQ

Telephone Number(s): 01354 654321

Email address: [email protected]

Gloucestershire County Council – Traveller Liaison Officer

Areas served: Gloucestershire

Contact details

Email address: [email protected]

Halton Borough Council Gypsy Liaison

Areas served: Cheshire/Halton

Main contact and job role: Stephen Boyes, Gypsy Liaison Officer

Contact details

Address: Municipal Building, Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QF

Telephone Number(s): 01515 117796

Email address: [email protected]

Hampshire County Council

Nicholas Waite and Barry Jordan-Davis are the Gypsy Liaison Team for Hampshire County Council, overseeing operations on the council site and encampments across the county.

Areas served: Hampshire

Main contact and job role: Nicholas WAITE, Gypsy Liaison Officer

Contact details

Address: Hampshire County Council, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ

Telephone Number(s): 07736 793003 / 07736 792918

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk/

Kent County Council

Palminder Sandher is the Head of Gypsy and Traveller Service’s for Kent County Council, overseeing operations on council sites and encampments across the county.

Areas served: Kent

Contact details

Address: Kent County Council, 1st Floor, Invicta House, Maidstone, ME14 1XX

Telephone Number(s): 03000 413451

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.kent.gov.uk/

Kirklees Council – Corporate Land and Property Facilities Manager

Areas served: Kirklees

Main contact and job role: Corporate Land and Property Facilities Manager

Contact details

Address: Kirklees Council, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EY

Telephone Number(s): 01484 221000 / 01484 226024

Email address: [email protected]

Lancashire Ethnic Minority/Gypsy Roma & Traveller Achievement Service

The Ethnic Minority and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Achievement Service provides support to Lancashire schools, families and communities to enable pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds, particularly the most vulnerable, to fully embrace the educational opportunities available in Lancashire and achieve their potential.

Areas served: Lancashire

Main contact and job role: Roxana Sardais

Contact details

Address: Room CH 2:24 County Hall Preston Lancashire, PR1 OLD

Telephone Number(s): 01772 532429

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/media/935193/em-grt-newsletter-june-2022.pdf

Leeds City Council – Gypsy and Travellers Service

Areas served: Leeds

Main contact and job role: Gareth Self, Gypsy Traveller Service Manager

Contact details

Address: Leeds City Council, 1st Floor, Merrion House, Leeds LS2 8BB

Telephone Number(s): 0113 378 9237

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/housing/gypsy-and-travellers

Lincolnshire County Council Gypsy and Traveller Liaison

As Property Protection Officer, Nick Willey's main responsibilities include overseeing the management of the four Gypsy/Traveller sites owned by Lincolnshire County Council and supporting individuals on roadside camps stationed on land that is either the responsibility of LCC or owned by the authority in a balanced and proportionate manner.

Areas served: Lincolnshire

Main contact and job role: Nick Willey, Property Protection Officer

Contact details

Address: Lincolnshire County Council, Corporate Property, 51 Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YL

Telephone Number(s): 01522 554218

Email address: [email protected]

Liverpool City Council Gypsy Traveller and Asylum

Areas served: Liverpool

Main contact and job role: Tony Glennon, Gypsy Traveller and Asylum Officer

Contact details

Address: Liverpool City Council, St Johns Market, Elliot Street, Liverpool, L1 1LQ

Telephone Number(s): 0151 236 0625

Website: https://liverpool.gov.uk/contact-us/service-area/gypsy-and-traveller-service/

Middlesborough Council – Site Manager

Areas served: Middlesbrough

Main contact and job role: Victoria Sturdy - Project Manager

Contact details

Address: Property & Commercial Services, Middlesbrough Council, Resolution House, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AL

Telephone Number(s): T: (01642) 727486 MT: 07855 019848

Email address: [email protected]

North-East Lincolnshire Council

Areas served: North-East Lincolnshire

Main contact and job role: Paul Wilmot, Housing Enforcement Manager

Contact details

Address: EQUANS, New Oxford House, George Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 1HB

Telephone Number(s): 01472 324765

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/

Northamptonshire Traveller Unit (NTU)

Northamptonshire Traveller Unit (NTU) brings together a specialist multi-disciplinary team to deal with the Gypsy and Traveller issues across the county in a co-ordinated and proactive way. Services include management of roadside camps on all public land and supporting to resolve any issues.

Areas served: Northamptonshire

Main contact and job role: Northamptonshire Traveller Unit (NTU)

Contact details

Address: Countywide Traveller Unit, 1 Angel Square, Angel Street,Northampton, NN1 1ED

Telephone Number(s): 01604 366234

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/community-safety/northamptonshire-traveller-unit-ntu/about-northamptonshire-traveller-unit-ntu

Northumberland County Council – Gypsy Roma Traveller Liaison Officer

Areas served: Northumberland

Main contact and job role: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Liaison Officer - Ken McDonald

Contact details

Address: Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF

Telephone Number(s): 07867670456, 0345 600 6400

Email address: [email protected]

Website: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Housing/Travellers.aspx?nccredirect=1

Shropshire County Council Gypsy Liaison

Areas served: Shropshire

Main contact and job role: John Taylor, Sarah Green or Nicola Tudor, Gypsy Liaison Officers

Contact details

Address: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND

Telephone Number(s): 03456 789000

Email address: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Website: https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/media/23469/m501-shropshire-council.pdf

Somerset County Council Gypsy/Traveller Liaison

Support Gypsies and Travellers to access services, including:
- supporting children into pre-school, school and further education
- health services, this includes assistance with all areas of health including health appointments and understanding treatments.
- site and home fire safety visits.
Delivering training for statutory bodies, authorities and services.

Areas served: Somerset

Main contact and job role: Edwina Heard

Contact details

Address: County Hall The Crescent Taunton Somerset TA1 4DY

Telephone Number(s): 07811307748

Email address: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: https://www.somerset.gov.uk

South Cambridgeshire District Council

Main contact and job role: Stevie Kuch

Contact details

Address: South Cambridgeshire Hall Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridge CB23 6EA

Telephone Number(s): 07702821402

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/

St Helens Met Borough Council Gypsy and Traveller Liaison

St Helens Met Borough Council Gypsy and Traveller Liaison manage the permanent Council Gypsy and Traveller site containing provisions for 20 families, promote good community relations between different racial groups, work with other agencies to improve access to services for Gypsies and Travellers, respond to queries about roadside camps and work with other agencies to respond.

Areas served: St Helens

Main contact and job role: Lorraine McGowan, Gypsy and Traveller Liaison Officer

Contact details

Address: St Helens Gypsy Traveller Liaison Officer, St Helens Council, Town Hall, Victoria Square, St Helens, WA10 1HP

Telephone Number(s): 01744 671683

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/article/1828/Gypsy-Roma-and-Travellers

Stoke on Trent City Council Gypsy and Traveller Liaison

Areas served: Stoke on Trent

Main contact and job role: Anika Bashford, Gypsy and Traveller Liaison

Contact details

Address: Civic Offices Glebe Street Stoke ST4 1RE

Telephone Number(s): Office Phone 01782 237152 or Mobile 07766603861

Surrey Race Equality and Minority Achievement (REMA)

We work with schools and families to ensure children from a Travelling or other minority background are supported to access education in schools.

Areas served: Surrey

Main contact and job role: REMA/CSFS/SCC

Teign Housing

Teign Housing manage the Haldon Ridge Travellers Site on behalf of Teignbridge District Council.

Areas served: Devon

Contact details

Telephone Number(s): 01626 322722

Website: http://www.teignhousing.co.uk/

The Multi Agency Traveller Unit in Leicestershire comprises Traveller Liaison

The Multi Agency Traveller Unit in Leicestershire comprises Traveller Liaison Officers, a Public Health Co-ordinator and provides site management services for Council Sites in the County. The service has a dedicated Police Sergeant and a Traveller Education Team, ensuring that Traveller's across Leicestershire have support with access to education.

Areas served: Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland

Main contact and job role: Mat Bagley, Multi Agency Travellers Unit Manager; Jacqui Green, Travellers Liaison Officer; Sharon Holland, Travellers Liaison Officer

Contact details

Address: Beaumont Lodge, Astill Lodge Road, Leicester, LE4 1EF

Telephone Number(s): 07818 014574; 07507783427; 07534713658

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/community-safety/gypsy-and-traveller-services

Welsh Government – Gypsy and Traveller Policy Officer

The Welsh Government is the devolved administration in Wales. The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller team can act as the first point of contact on enquiries related to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers and lead on Welsh Government policy in this area, including enquiries related to the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 for all those with a nomadic habit of life, whatever their race or origin.

Areas served: Wales

Main contact and job role: Kate Rose - Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Policy Manager and Hannah Fisher Senior Manager Race, Faith, Gypsies, Roma and Travellers

Contact details

Address: Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ

Email address: [email protected]

West Berkshire Council

Jean Pimley is the Traveller Liaison Officer, working with Gypsy and Traveller communities across Berkshire.

Areas served: Berkshire

Contact details

Address: Council Offices Market Street Newbury West Berkshire RG14 5LD

Telephone Number(s): 01635 503269

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.westberks.gov.uk/

West Sussex County Council Gypsy and Traveller Liaison

West Sussex County Council currently provide nine Gypsy & Traveller Sites across West Sussex. There is also a nine pitch transit site on Stane Street in Chichester, where travellers passing through West Sussex can stay up to three months. This service helps with any site queries/other issues for Gypsies and Travellers.

Areas served: West Sussex

Main contact and job role: Scott Judge, Gypsies and Travellers Team Manager

Contact details

Address: County Hall, Chichester, PO19 1RQ

Telephone Number(s): 01243 642139

Email address: [email protected]

Worcestershire County Council – Site Officer

Areas served: Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Main contact and job role: Jim Lowe and Jayne Nicklin, Site Officers

Contact details

Address: County Hall, Spetchley Road WR5 2NP

Telephone Number(s): 01905 766721

Wrexham County Borough Council – Housing Department

Areas served: Wrexham

Main contact and job role: Russell Jones, Estates Manager

Contact details

Address: 50 Peris, Acrefair, Wrexham LL14 3LF

Telephone Number(s): 01978 813000

Email address: [email protected]

Website: https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/residents

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